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This was one of the first international crises in the Cold War. The Soviet Union blockaded access into Berlin and prevented it from receiving goods. Allies began to deliver goods to Berlin through air instead.
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The creation of NATO took place in Washington D.C.. The reason NATO was created was to keep peace in Europe and promote cooperation. There are now 31 nations in NATO. -
This war was fought between both North and South Korea. The war had no winner and instead ended in a stalemate. During this war, approximately 2.5 million people died.
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The Warsaw Pact was created by the Soviet Union. It was a collective defense treaty that was signed in Warsaw, Poland. It created a unified military and strengthened the Soviet Union. -
This pitted North Vietnam against South Vietnam, causing a major conflict. The U.S. joined in an attempt to prevent a takeover of Vietnam. The United States did not necessarily win this war.
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This was the first artificial satellite that was placed into orbit around the earth. The Sputnik was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union. The Sputnik was a pressurized sphere that was made of aluminum alloy. -
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic. The purpose of the wall was to entirely cut off West Berlin from East Berlin. The Berlin Wall was originally created out of just barbed wire and cinder blocks. -
This was a dangerous and direct confrontation that took place between the Soviet Union and the United States. It took place in Cuba and the Mediterranean Sea. Started because an American spy plane found out the Soviet Union was building nuclear missile sites in Cuba. -
This was the first time that people had landed on the moon. The spacecraft that made it to the moon and landed was the Apollo 11. The United States owned this spacecraft. -
It came down during an arranged international press conference. It was the people of Germany that tore the wall down. They destroyed the wall in an attempt to unify Germany.
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